Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

1955

University of New Mexico

Psychology

Articles 1 - 4 of 4

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Factors Influencing The Operation Of Special Double-Number Dials, Ryoko Yafuso Aug 1955

Factors Influencing The Operation Of Special Double-Number Dials, Ryoko Yafuso

Psychology ETDs

A concise definition of engineering psychology is: the study of human behavior in the man-machine relationship (3). In implementing this concept the engineering psychologist not only investigates the human factors involved in man-machine systems, but he also attempts to discover the best way to design a machine so that a human being can operate it most efficiently.


The Relationship Between Personality Factors And Musical Taste, Joe Dean Brower Aug 1955

The Relationship Between Personality Factors And Musical Taste, Joe Dean Brower

Psychology ETDs

This study is an attempt to distinguish personality factors which may influence persons in their preferences for a particular kind of music.

It is not the purpose of this study to investigate the personality of individuals who happen to prefer a special type of music. Instead, the study is focused on personality differences which may be found among three groups of people who have indicated a preference for three different types of music.


An Experimental Investigation Of Lashley And Wade's "The Pavlovian Theory Of Generalization", Allen B. Madans Mar 1955

An Experimental Investigation Of Lashley And Wade's "The Pavlovian Theory Of Generalization", Allen B. Madans

Psychology ETDs

In the following paper, the term "stimulus generalization" will appear many times. As a matter of convenience it will be abbreviated to "SG".

The best type of definition to give for SG is an operational one. Although the operational definition loses its generality, it gains by providing at least one concrete illustration of the phenomenon with which this paper deals. The following illustration is taken from the experimental literature in most part, and it is the type of illustration that is recognized both by those for and those against SG as demonstrating the phenomenon of SG...Despite the great amount of …


A Study Of The Relationship Between Musical Preference And The Fourteen Factors Of The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, George W. Fenley Mar 1955

A Study Of The Relationship Between Musical Preference And The Fourteen Factors Of The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, George W. Fenley

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of this study was to seek some possible relationships between personality characteristics and musical sophistication. Studies in this area are for the most part speculative, and those few which have been published indicate rather inconclusive findings.